Walid Ibn Mughairah
Reading Time: < 1 minute Three years after having been appointed as a prophet and with only a handful of people having accepted Islam, it was revealed to the Noble […]
Muntahal Aa’maal
The Kingdom of Rey or Killing the Imam
Reading Time: 2 minutes Yazid instructed his governor, ‘Ubaidullah Ibn Ziyad, that if Husain (as) refused to pledge allegiance, he should fight the Imam (as). Prior to the incident […]
The Truthful Barber
Reading Time: 2 minutes The distinguished scholar, Sheikh Baqir Kadhimi, who lived near Najaf-e-Ashraf, narrates that a truthful barber, once related the following story: I had an old father, whom I […]
Salman Farsi’s Rank
Reading Time: < 1 minute Faith has ten ranks and Salman Farsi was on its tenth rank. He possessed knowledge of the unseen, the ability to interpret dreams and misfortunes, […]
Maltreatment by Mutawakkil – Enemity with Imam Ali Naqi (as)
Reading Time: 2 minutes One of the worst Abbasid caliphs was Mutawakkil, who left no stone unturned in his attempt to harass and torment Imam Hadi (a.s.), the descendants […]
Jo’dah State of Disgrace and Humiliation
Reading Time: 2 minutes Imam Hasan (a.s.) was extremely good-looking, possessed great forbearance and generosity, and was very kind and affectionate towards the members of his family. After the […]
The Order to Imam Sadiq (as) to Reconcile
Reading Time: < 1 minute Once, during the time of Imam Sadiq (a.s.), Abu Hanifah, the administrator of Hajjaaj, had a quarrel with his son-in-law over some inheritance. Mufadhdhal Ibn U’mar Kufi (one of […]
The Secret of a Sincere Slave of Imam Sajjad (as)
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sa’eed Ibn Musayyab narrates: “One year, there was a severe famine and so the people gathered together to pray for the rains. I looked around […]
Recompense for the Poems
Reading Time: 2 minutes One Nawroz day, Mansur Dawaaniqi, the Abbasid Caliph who took over the caliphate after his brother Abu al-A’bbas Saffaah, ordered Imam Musa Kadhim (a.s.) to […]
Maalik e Ashtar
Reading Time: < 1 minute Once, Maalik Ashtar was passing through the market of Kufah looking very indigent. He was dressed in coarse canvas apparel and had placed canvas on […]